Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS: Pres. - Fred Ryser Bec.-Treas. - Norma Swiggum V. Pres. - Harriet Brown Sponsor - La Von Jones The Historical Club was organized for the purpose of finding out what a high school group could do with local history in particular. Well, what have they done? They have promoted interest in relics and in local history not only for themselves, but also for those whom they are acquainted with. You remember some of those strange noises that seemed to come from overhead? Those, if you please, were made by the members, who, after digging around in the attic of the school, recovered some very interesting and worthwhile relics. These were dusted off, cleaned, and put on display in the history room. The pep meeting, presented by the club, was one of the most outstanding meetings given during the year, and included a brief skit very cleverly fashioned to show old guns, spinning wheels, axes, and other implements, all threatening the opponent. The president of the club read an original account, accompanied by the remaining members who presented each implement in his respective turn. However, the club does more than merely collect relics. It inquires into the local history of the first families, especially from the older people who remember intimate details in the settlement of Monroe. This, naturally, is almost wholly concerned with Swiss and German people,the cheese industry, and farming. A questionnaire is used in order to collect more information about old and valuable musical instruments and music. The club has devised a unique way to take care of their programs , which besides being educational are both entertaining and interesting. Several committees, namely, household implements, farm implements, records, guns, and other miscellaneous committees, were selected. At each meeting members of a certain committee prepared a program on their particular subject. It works pretty well, according to the members. When programs were not scheduled, talks were given to the club by outside speakers. Mrs. Kohli, librarian of the Monroe Public Library, gave an interesting talk on her family, who were among the first settlers. A representative of the State Historical Society showed the club how to preserve their relics and information. She suggested having their collection, which she thought was very good, on display in the Public Library. The picture on this page will give you a good idea of how such an exhibit looks. This is an actual picture of some articles found in our own school attic and on display in the history room. 22

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BASKETBALL TEAM Edmund S. Brown, Coach Bottom Row, Left to Right Herbert Goecks, Kov ard Higgins, Glen Schwartz, Captain Clair Mitchell, Elmer Germann, and Alfred Leiser. Top Row, Left to Right Mgr. John Halverson, Glen Hoff, Arthur Brown, Warren Redman, William Johnson, Arthur Butts, and Coach Edmund Brown. BASKETBALL AWARDS MAJORS Clair Mitchell Glen Schwartz Arthur Brown Warren Redman MINORS William Johnson Herbert Goecks Howard Higgins Alfred Leiser Elmer Germann Glen Hoff MANAGER'S MAJOR ALL SPORTS 24 John Halverson